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Our resident chef Katy is on hand to answer any of your plant based food-related questions. Got a question you want answering? Write to Chef@plantbasedmag.com for the chance to get your question on these pages.

Q SHOULD I ALWAYS SOAK CASHEW NUTS BEFORE COOKING WITH THEM?

ACashews are one of the most versatile nuts around. They have a mild flavour, a creamy texture, and are readily available.

Whether you need to soak your cashews depends entirely on the recipe you wish to use them for. Cashews are extremely good, as they are, in salads, stir fries, curries, and stews. They are also great when used ground or chopped in a cheesecake base, energy balls, biscuits, and so on. For all of these uses there is no need to soak your cashews.

About PlantBased

Welcome to the first ever issue of PlantBased magazine!
The times are changing and this is perhaps the most exciting time for the vegan movement that we’ve ever seen. You may be questioning why it is, therefore, that the title of this magazine has changed from Cook Vegan to PlantBased.
Everything in this magazine is still vegan and we only want to expand and improve upon the content that you’re used to. However, we believe that if we are to make veganism more accessible for all, it is important that everybody feels a part of it; under our new title we feel we can encourage even more people to embrace a plant based lifestyle.
Everybody eats plants. The tricky thing can be convincing people that they needn’t eat anything other than plants. With over 75 plant based recipes and ideas, we think we have the magazine that can prove to anybody that plant based eating is delicious and exciting!
The food revolution is only just beginning — I hope you will join us and I look forward to being a part
of this revolution together.